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The ""Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions"" combines, for the first
time in any language, state-of-the-field theoretical and critical
discussions. With concrete resources, students and scholars need to
conduct research on Japanese religions. Even seasoned scholars
typically approach their research in an unsystematic manner,
becoming familiar with a particular area of inquiry while remaining
largely unaware of what exists in the rest of the field. This
inefficient method hinders particularly less-experienced
researchers and circumscribes their lines of inquiry. The ""Nazan
Guide"" provides both beginners and specialists with a reference
that will serve as a basic introduction to Japanese religions and
allow them to conduct research more proficiently and in greater
depth. Overlapping and thought-provoking chapters, written by
leading specialists, offer a variety of perspectives on the
complicated and multifaceted field of Japanese religions. The
essays are divided into four sections: religious traditions
(Japanese religions in general, Shinto, Buddhism, folk religion,
new religions, Christianity); the history of Japanese religions
(ancient, classical, medieval, early modern, modern, contemporary);
major themes (symbolism, ritual and the arts, literature and
scripture, state and religion, geography and environment,
intellectual history, gender); and ""practical"" essays (finding
references and using libraries, working with archive collections,
conducting fieldwork). A chronology of religion in Japanese history
is also provided.
What is Buddhism? According to Hakamaya Noriaki and Matsumoto
Shiro, the answer lies in neither Ch'an nor Zen; in neither the
Kyoto school of philosophy nor the non-duality taught in the
Vimalakirti Sutra. Hakamaya contends that "criticism alone is
Buddhism." This volume introduces and analyzes the ideas of
"critical Buddhism" in relation to the targets of its critique and
situates those ideas in the context of current discussions of
postmodern academic scholarship, the separation of the
disinterested scholar and committed religious practitioner, and the
place of social activism within the academy. Essays critical of the
received traditions of Buddhist thought-many never before
translated-are presented and then countered by the work of
respected scholars, both Japanese and Western, who take contrary
positions.
The Mo-ho chih-kuan (Great cessation-and-contemplation) by
T'ien-t'ai Chih-i (538-597) is among the most influential treatises
in the long history of Buddhist scholarship. It is known for its
brilliant insights and its systematic and comprehensive treatment
of the Buddhist tradition. Clear Serenity, Quiet Insight is the
first complete, fully annotated translation of this prodigious work
by one of today's foremost scholars on T'ien-t'ai (Tendai)
Buddhism. The extensive annotation accompanying the translation
(Volumes 1 and 2) will help readers understand the original text
and implications of crucial passages and ideas, as well as the
place the Mo-ho chih-kuan occupies in the development of Chinese,
Korean, Vietnamese, and Japanese Buddhism and its critical
importance for figures such as Nichiren, who considered Chih-i the
"great master" and quoted profusely from the text in his own
writings. Volume 3 contains ample supplementary materials,
including translations of related texts, a comprehensive glossary,
and lists of Chinese terms and explanations of various sources.
For updates online, visit the Nanzan Guide site at Nanzan Library
of Asian Religion and Culture. The Nanzan Guide to Japanese
Religions combines, for the first time in any language,
state-of-the-field theoretical and critical discussions with
concrete resources students and scholars need to conduct research
on Japanese religions. Even seasoned scholars typically approach
their research in an unsystematic manner, becoming familiar with a
particular area of inquiry while remaining largely unaware of what
exists in the rest of the field. This inefficient method hinders
particularly less-experienced researchers and circumscribes their
lines of inquiry. The Nanzan Guide provides both beginners and
specialists with a reference that will serve as a basic
introduction to Japanese religions and allow them to conduct
research more proficiently and in greater depth. Overlapping and
thought-provoking chapters, written by leading specialists, offer a
variety of perspectives on the complicated and multifaceted field
of Japanese religions. The essays are divided into four sections:
religious traditions (Japanese religions in general, Shinto,
Buddhism, folk religion, new religions, Christianity); the history
of Japanese religions (ancient, classical, medieval, early modern,
modern, contemporary); major themes (symbolism, ritual and the
arts, literature and scripture, state and religion, geography and
environment, intellectual history, gender); and "practical" essays
(finding references and using libraries, working with archive
collections, conducting fieldwork). A chronology of religion in
Japanese history is also provided.
This Volume is a collection of two titles. The Essentials of the
Vinaya Tradition is a detailed account of the history and teaching
of the Japanese Risshu school organized in a series of questions
and answers on the precepts of morality, meditation, and wisdom.
The Collected Teachings of the Tendai Lotus School introduces the
doctrine and practice of this Buddhist school in the form of a
catechism. It is divided into two sections, one on doctrine, and
one on practice. The section on doctrine contains a discussion of
the Four Teachings, the Five Flavors, the One Vehicle, the Ten
Suchlikes, Twelvefold Conditioned Co-arising, and the Two Truths.
The section on practice discusses the Four Samadhis and the Three
Categories of Delusions.
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